M&A Blog and News
July 29, 2015
Some Interesting M&A Data
Provided by Mergermarket
Mergermarket has released its Global M&A roundup report for the first half (H1) 2015, including its league tables for PR advisors. Take a look at the report HERE.
July 29, 2015
Seeking to Fill M&A Positions
Looking for a position in M&A? Frequently we receive requests from our partner firms and others for managers, consultants and other leadership roles in mergers and acquisitions. Please check these listings and submit your resume to [email protected]; the Council will forward best candidates to the pertinent company.
July 16, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: "Corporate Review" and M&A Partners Discuss M&A Success
July 15, 2015 - Boca Raton, Florida -- Mergers and acquisitions offer companies ample opportunities for growth and profit, but many companies do not have the experience and knowledge necessary to be successful in this area. M&A Partners believes that they can help companies navigate their market confidently.
June 9, 2015
A "Fly-In" Deep Dive Training Conference About Managing and Leveraging IT While Linking Business Activities and Priorities
IT represents the largest investment, most potential risk and complexities, and also bottom-line business benefits in the execution of a successful integration. Because IT touches all other functional areas, an M&A integration cannot be completed until all the elements of the IT integration have been addressed.
May 26, 2015
Element 3 in the S3 Guidance Model: Stability
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Element 3 in the S3 Guidance Model: Stability – Don’t get so tied up around creating Speed and capturing Synergies that you forget about the need to stabilize the stakeholders (employees, shareholders, customers, vendors, etc.) first. Yes, First. Maybe the most important integration strategy and effort is in having the tools, capabilities and a specific plan for stability.
May 26, 2015
A “Red/Yellow/Green Light” Analysis Approach for Potential Privacy Risks
by Brian Hengesbaugh, Principal, Baker & McKenzie and Harry A. Valetk, Of Counsel, Baker & McKenzie
Nearly half (46 percent) of global financial services professionals named cyber risk as their number-one concern, a record-high level of concern, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) most recent Systemic Risk Barometer Survey. Eighty percent of respondents cited cyber risk as one of their top five risks, along with geopolitical risk and regulatory risk, and overall, cybersecurity concerns have nearly doubled in only one year, according to DTCC.
May 26, 2015
Developing an Effective Leadership Communication Style
by Tyler Durham, Partner, President, Ketchum Change
Organizations and leaders today operate in a complex state of continuous flux. There is ongoing change across industries, political and regulatory environments, leadership, technology, and communication. All of these happen quickly and with limited predictability, which is forcing organizations to meet these challenges in a new way to stay competitive.
May 26, 2015
Exactly What Email Users in Each Organization Will Need
by Vadim Gringolts, CTO, Binary Tree
In the world of M&A, Day One is as critical of a concept as there exists: the first day when two legacy organizations can start acting as one. Effective Day One communication and collaboration between new colleagues using their legacy corporate email environments cannot be overstated.